SPORTS QUIZ

1. In 2010, Texas’ Josh Hamilton became the third Ranger to lead the A.L. in batting average for a season. Name either of the other two.

2. Who is the all-time leader in stolen bases for the Toronto Blue Jays?

3. Name the first team to win 15 games in a regular season once the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978.

4. Which was the lowest-seeded men’s basketball team to win a game in the 2011 NCAA Tournament (not counting the First Four games)?

5. When was the last time Canadian-based NHL teams won at least five consecutive Stanley Cups?

6. In 2011, Tony Stewart became the second driver to win the first two races in NASCAR’s Chase playoff format. Who was the first?

7. Roger Federer holds the record for most singles titles won at the ATP World Tour Finals. How many has he captured?

Answers

1. Julio Franco hit .341 in 1991, and Michael Young hit .331 in 2005.

2. Lloyd Moseby, with 255.

3. San Francisco went 15-1 in 1984.

4. No. 13 Morehead State beat No. 4 Louisville.

5. Canadian-based teams won seven Cups in a row between 1984 and 1990.

6. Greg Biffle, in 2008.

7. Six, including in 2011.

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